How to Research Employers
There are a variety of resources that can help you identify employers who would be interested in hiring you and for researching specific employers to find out what you need to know before an interview or before sending out an application. Below are links to online resources you can consult, and descriptions of resources you can find only in the Career Services office.
In addition to the information below about firms, corporations, and nonprofits, see how to research jobs in government and how to research clerkships.
Firms
NALP
Directory of Employers
Thorough information about NALP law firms members, including billable
hours required and salaries. Users can do a mail merge from this site.
NB: not all law firms are members of NALP, so this site is not a
complete list of law firms.
Martindale Hubbell
Probably the most used web site for finding attorneys and law firms. You can search by law school, area of practice, location, and more.
Vault
Library
More information that you can probably use, the Vault Library has law firm profiles,
quality of life reports, and guides on every area of practice you can
think of. We pay for a membership, you are allowed to download and/or
print anything you find in the Vault Library. Contact Career Services for a password.
Top Trademark and Patent Firms
Intellectual Property Today magazine publishes lists of the top 300 law firms that filed the most patents or
trademarks for the previous year
New Hampshire Firms
The Career Services office list of large and medium size law firms in the Granite State.
Fresh Patents
Fresh Patents monitors patent applications filed by law firms and
corporations. Click on "Agents? and you can search firms and
corporations alphabetically. Updated each week. This is an
excellent resource for pre–interview research.
Salary
Calculator
Want to find out how much you would have to make in New York City to
replace your $40,000 salary in Manchester, NH? This site has all 50 states and most cities within each state so you can
compare cost of living, not just straight salaries.
Career Services
Office
In the Career Services Office, you can find firm files and recruitment binders full of helpful information
about firms coming on campus, including firm brochures, firm resumes and other marketing materials,
a hard copy of the NALP directory, Summer Evaluation Forms containing
information on where students worked in previous years.
Corporations
Directory of Corporate Counsel
Two volume set located in the Career Services Office. Contains
listings of corporations and their counsel according to state, name,
and law school.
Directory of New England Corporate Counsel
Organized alphabetically by state, industry and by company or
organization within the industry. Located in the Career Services
Office.
International Trademark Association Member Directory
Contains the names and contact information for in–house trademark
counsel. Become a student member for $25.00, and you can have
on–line access to the directory.
Annual Survey of Massachusetts Corporate Counsel – 2005
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly conducted the 2005 Survey of Corporate
Counsel by sending questionnaires to leaders of in–house legal
departments throughout the region. Survey findings are highlighted in
charts and graphs, and participants are printed in alphabetical order
by company name. Located in the Career Services
Office.
Nonprofits
Association of University Technology
Managers, AUTM
If you are interested in Technology Transfer, this is the organization
for you. The Membership Directory is available in the Career
Services Office in print and on CD.
